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Picket by Tewksbury Hospital Nurses and Healthcare Professionals Scheduled for May 13 at Tewksbury Public Library

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金曜日, 5月 10, 2024
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TEWKSBURY, Mass., May 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Nurses and healthcare professionals (HCPs) working at the state-owned and operated Tewksbury State Hospital, and who are unionized with the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA), will hold an informational picket in front of the Tewksbury Public Library on Monday, May 13 from 2 to 4 p.m. The picket aims to draw public attention to the acute problems of on-campus safety, workplace violence, low morale, and nurse recruitment/retention — all of which are having a devastating effect on the staff's ability to provide safe patient care.

Key Points: 
  • TEWKSBURY, Mass., May 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Nurses and healthcare professionals (HCPs) working at the state-owned and operated Tewksbury State Hospital, and who are unionized with the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA), will hold an informational picket in front of the Tewksbury Public Library on Monday, May 13 from 2 to 4 p.m.
  • The increased utilization of state-operated facilities for the care of forensic patients is not limited to Tewksbury Hospital but is an issue for many facilities, including the Worcester Recovery Center Hospital and Taunton State Hospital.
  • The letter states that, for too long, Tewksbury's nurses and HCPs have been pushing hospital management to address the lack of safety on campus, but little has been done in response.
  • Founded in 1903, the Massachusetts Nurses Association is the largest union of registered nurses in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

MNA: New 'State of Nursing in Massachusetts' Survey Strikes at Heart of Healthcare Crisis as Nurses Call Out Industry and State Officials for Failing to Address Worsening Patient Care Quality and Unsafe Staffing

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月曜日, 5月 6, 2024
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CANTON, Mass., May 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- As the nation kicks off National Nurses Week (May 6 – 12) a newly released "State of Nursing in Massachusetts" survey provides a stark look at the worsening state of patient care and the lack of responsiveness by industry and state officials to nurses' concerns about unsafe patient assignments. The 2024 edition of the annual Beacon Research survey gives the public and healthcare stakeholders a view into the current crisis through the eyes of registered nurses. In addition to the release of the survey, hundreds of the state's RNs will be flooding the State House on May 8th at 10 a.m. to share their experiences with policy makers in the hopes of moving legislation to address the growing nursing/patient safety crisis.

Key Points: 
  • 80% of nurses say hospital care quality has deteriorated over the past two years; many nurses see vacancies remaining unfilled, increased use of travel nurses.
  • 76% of nurses say Beacon Hill is not acting on unsafe staffing problems; Half say management does not adjust patient assignments as needed.
  • The 2024 edition of the annual Beacon Research survey gives the public and healthcare stakeholders a view into the current crisis through the eyes of registered nurses.
  • Most nurses (61%) say a lack of proper hospital regulations are contributing to unsafe patient care conditions.

Hall of Fame U.S. Soccer Player Kristine Lilly to Join Hundreds of MNA Nurses and Healthcare Professionals at the State House May 8 for Advocacy Day During National Nurses Week

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金曜日, 5月 3, 2024
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BOSTON, May 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Hundreds of nurses and healthcare professionals will flood the State House on May 8, marking National Nurses Week with a Day of Advocacy focused on protecting patients, healthcare workers, and essential healthcare services. They will be joined by Kristine Lilly, one of the most accomplished athletes in women's soccer history, a teamwork expert, and an advocate for pay equity in women's sports.

Key Points: 
  • The Massachusetts Nurses Association will also release its annual "State of Nursing in Massachusetts" survey ahead of Advocacy Day, on Monday, May 6.
  • It will provide critical insight into care quality and nursing practice challenges, and the legislative solutions nurses say will ensure safe, accessible patient care.
  • "I am excited to join hundreds of MNA nurses and healthcare professionals as they urge their elected officials to protect patients, workers, and essential healthcare services," Kristine Lilly said.
  • Lilly was inducted into the US Olympic Hall of Fame in 2012 and the US Soccer Hall of Fame in 2014.

MNA: National Labor Relations Board Issues Complaint Against Tenet/St. Vincent Hospital for Numerous Violations of the Nurses Union Rights in Ongoing Effort to Silence Nurses and Prevent them from Addressing Dangerous Working/Patient Card Conditions

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木曜日, 4月 11, 2024
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WORCESTER, Mass., April 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Labor Relations Board has issued a formal complaint against Tenet/St. Vincent Hospital for numerous violations of the nurses' union rights, validating what the nurses allege is an ongoing effort by the hospital administration to silence the nurses and prevent them from addressing unsafe working/patient care conditions at the Worcester-based facility. For a copy of the NLRB complaint, contact David Schildmeier at [email protected].

Key Points: 
  • Vincent Hospital for numerous violations of the nurses' union rights, validating what the nurses allege is an ongoing effort by the hospital administration to silence the nurses and prevent them from addressing unsafe working/patient care conditions at the Worcester-based facility.
  • The complaint indicts the hospital for violations including:
    A directive by Tenet to prevent MNA staff from visiting the hospital to meet with the nurses to enforce their contract and their union rights.
  • This executive who has no clinical background is responding to individual nurse concerns with a rubber stamp denial.
  • Founded in 1903, the Massachusetts Nurses Association is the largest union of registered nurses in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

MNA: Unsafe Patient Care Conditions Prompt Brigham and Women's Hospital Nurses to Picket on International Workers' Day as a Federal Mediator is Called in and Management Refuses to Negotiate a Fair Contract

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水曜日, 4月 10, 2024
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BOSTON, April 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The registered nurses of Brigham and Women's Hospital, represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA), will hold an informational picket on Wednesday, May 1 as a federal mediator joins negotiations that have stretched since last summer. Nurses will advocate during the picket on International Workers' Day for a fair contract that invests in nurses and better enables them to provide safe patient care.

Key Points: 
  • Nurses will advocate during the picket on International Workers' Day for a fair contract that invests in nurses and better enables them to provide safe patient care.
  • "Our informational picket will show the public how seriously concerned almost 4,000 Brigham nurses are about MGB failing to invest in our workforce and address unsafe staffing throughout the hospital."
  • Nurses can join when they are not working or on break and will advocate for safe patient care without disrupting hospital access.
  • Nurses have delivered a petition signed by more than 3,000 nurses demanding the option to change insurance plans during annual enrollment.

Eight nurses from St. Vincent Hospital Filed Suit Yesterday In Worcester Superior Court Against Tenet Healthcare for Wrongful Termination after Blowing the Whistle on Unsafe Patient Care Conditions that Jeopardize the Safety of Patients Admitted to the Wo

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金曜日, 3月 22, 2024
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WORCESTER, Mass., March 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Eight registered nurses represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association at St. Vincent Hospital filed a lawsuit yesterday in Worcester Superior Court against the hospital and its owner, Dallas-based for-profit owner Tenet Healthcare alleging they were fired for exercising their legal and professional obligation to report "unsafe and illegal conduct and conditions" that jeopardized the health and dignity of the patients under their care.  Members of the media who wish to receive a copy of the complaint can contact David Schildmeier at [email protected].

Key Points: 
  • Members of the media who wish to receive a copy of the complaint can contact David Schildmeier at [email protected] .
  • The lawsuit makes clear that the St. Vincent nurses met their legal obligations to protect their patients, while Tenet management failed to do so.
  • When the plaintiff nurses objected to providing unsafe care, SVH and Tenet fired them."
  • Founded in 1903, the Massachusetts Nurses Association is the largest union of registered nurses in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Constellation Appoints New Chief Financial Officer, Daniel Bisgeier

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木曜日, 3月 14, 2024
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NEW YORK, March 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Constellation, a first-of-its-kind SaaS platform that allows top brands and Fortune 500 companies in highly regulated industries to scale creative content while maintaining legal and brand compliance rapidly, is pleased to announce the strategic hire of seasoned leader Daniel Bisgeier as Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

Key Points: 
  • Bisgeier comes to Constellation with over 25 years of global financial experience.
  • As the company's CFO, Bisgeier will oversee all financial matters for the company, including MNA activity.
  • This addition to Constellation's leadership team comes on the heels of another year of double digit growth for the company.
  • Prior to joining Constellation, Bisgeier served as CFO at Group Black and MediaMath, where he focused on building and scaling financial teams, raising and allocating capital, and developing and deploying corporate development capabilities.

Steward Health Care Announces Six-Point Action Plan and Framework for Future System

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金曜日, 2月 23, 2024
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Amidst unprecedented challenges across the health care industry and within its system, Steward Health Care announced today a six-point action plan that will enable the organization to emerge as a sustainable business and move into its next operational phase.

Key Points: 
  • Amidst unprecedented challenges across the health care industry and within its system, Steward Health Care announced today a six-point action plan that will enable the organization to emerge as a sustainable business and move into its next operational phase.
  • To maintain staffing and levels of care, Steward has successfully negotiated new labor agreements with the MNA and SEIU and secured and maintained its robust pension plan.
  • Northeast Restructuring: Steward has retained Alix Partners to advise on a restructuring of Steward to better support their hospitals and continue to deliver high-quality care in community settings.
  • Leadership Communication: Senior Steward representatives intend to meet with public officials in the Commonwealth to discuss the go forward plan for ensuring continued first-class care to its patient population.

MNA: Hospital Accrediting Agency (Joint Commission) Issues Findings Supporting St. Vincent Hospital Nurses' Complaints about Unsafe Patient Care, Stating that SVH was Found to Be Non-Compliant with Applicable Patient Care Conditions for Medicaid and Medic

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水曜日, 3月 6, 2024
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WORCESTER, Mass., March 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Nurses at St. Vincent Hospital, who have filed a number of official complaints and gone public with their serious concerns about patient care conditions that are harming patients at the Worcester-based facility, have had their claims validated by The Joint Commission, which conducted an investigation into the nurses complaints and found the hospital to be "non-compliant with applicable Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) Conditions."

Key Points: 
  • Your report was used to assist our team to better understand the organization's systems of providing care.
  • During the onsite review, the organization was found to be non-compliant with applicable Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) Conditions.
  • The complaints detailed a serious and ongoing degradation of care, which were based on more than 600 official reports filed by nurses over the last six months.
  • Founded in 1903, the Massachusetts Nurses Association is the largest union of registered nurses in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

MNA: BI Anna Jaques Hospital RNs Vote to Ratify New Three-Year Contract to Recruit and Retain the Staff Needed to Ensure Quality Patient Care

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火曜日, 2月 27, 2024
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The contract agreement followed more than six months of negotiations and will cover 350 registered nurses who work at the Newburyport-based facility.

Key Points: 
  • The contract agreement followed more than six months of negotiations and will cover 350 registered nurses who work at the Newburyport-based facility.
  • This could never have happened if we didn't have the support, encouragement, and participation of our 350 nurses.
  • During this time, we also have been fortified by the support from all hospital caregivers and our community.
  • The common theme between hospital staff members and the community is that we all care about our hospital, and we all share a willingness to work to make it stronger."